Tempers flared and emotions boil over as a woman accused of abusing a 3-year-old boy appeared in court Monday.Police said it is one of the worst cases of abuse they've ever seen.VIDEO: Woman charged with abusing boyfriend's 3-year-old son"She know she tried to kill my nephew. He('s) only 3. He didn't deserve that. That's not her child. It's not. He's only 3, and she's smiling the whole time though. That ain't right. That ain't right at all," the boy's aunt said.The aunt of 3-year-old Traymonte said he's fighting for his life in the hospital with a severe brain injury, damaged liver, burns and bruises on his body."Everything's wrong with him that wasn't like that when we sent him to her," the aunt said.Jennifer Garcia is charged with abusing Traymonte, her boyfriend's son."This case outlines a level of depravity to a young innocent child of the like I have never seen," prosecutor Matthew Torbeson said.In court, the prosecutor called it sheer torture.While West Allis police detectives shared details of what witnesses told them."Heard her say, 'I'm going to beat you like you've never been beat before,'" Detective Jessica Wink said."You can see the defendant hit the child, appear to grab his ear, grab his person and hit him," Detective Eric Sturino said.At times Garcia was disrespectful in court, saying she was being threatened by the little boy's family."Yeah, so she said I'm (going to) die. That's what the girl said. She did say that. She said I'm going to die," Garcia said.Emotions spilled into the hallway. WISN 12 News' interview with Traymonte's grandmother's was interrupted as other family members saw Garcia."A lot of his condition we didn't know because we're not allowed to see him," the boy's grandmother said.The judge said that this case is one that she has rarely, if ever seen, calling the violence significant.Garcia remains in custody on $250,000 cash bail.The prosecutor said Traymonte is so severely injured he may not survive.Garcia pleaded not guilty to all the charges against her. Her mother, Mary Jane Calderon, is also being charged in this case.

MILWAUKEE —

Tempers flared and emotions boil over as a woman accused of abusing a 3-year-old boy appeared in court Monday.

Police said it is one of the worst cases of abuse they've ever seen.

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"She know she tried to kill my nephew. He('s) only 3. He didn't deserve that. That's not her child. It's not. He's only 3, and she's smiling the whole time though. That ain't right. That ain't right at all," the boy's aunt said.

The aunt of 3-year-old Traymonte said he's fighting for his life in the hospital with a severe brain injury, damaged liver, burns and bruises on his body.

"Everything's wrong with him that wasn't like that when we sent him to her," the aunt said.

Jennifer Garcia is charged with abusing Traymonte, her boyfriend's son.

"This case outlines a level of depravity to a young innocent child of the like I have never seen," prosecutor Matthew Torbeson said.

In court, the prosecutor called it sheer torture.

While West Allis police detectives shared details of what witnesses told them.

"Heard her say, 'I'm going to beat you like you've never been beat before,'" Detective Jessica Wink said.

"You can see the defendant hit the child, appear to grab his ear, grab his person and hit him," Detective Eric Sturino said.

At times Garcia was disrespectful in court, saying she was being threatened by the little boy's family.

"Yeah, so she said I'm (going to) die. That's what the girl said. She did say that. She said I'm going to die," Garcia said.

Emotions spilled into the hallway. WISN 12 News' interview with Traymonte's grandmother's was interrupted as other family members saw Garcia.

"A lot of his condition we didn't know because we're not allowed to see him," the boy's grandmother said.

The judge said that this case is one that she has rarely, if ever seen, calling the violence significant.

Garcia remains in custody on $250,000 cash bail.

The prosecutor said Traymonte is so severely injured he may not survive.

Garcia pleaded not guilty to all the charges against her. Her mother, Mary Jane Calderon, is also being charged in this case.